My country is having a very difficult time right now. We have three problems happening at the same time. First, there is very poor leadership at the top. Second, the pandemic. Third, another (another!) black man was killed by a policeman, and protests have broken out all over the country. I support the peaceful protesters, because Black Lives Matter. Yes, I'm a white American, but the vast majority of us believe that all people have value, though blacks (and other minorities) have been treated unfairly at times. This is not right and should stop. Though things are not good in the U.S. now, I have hopes that the race relations will improve, a vaccine will be found for COVID-19, and that there will be a change of leadership at the top in November. In the meantime, here is a podcast episode from almost three years ago. I talk about how hot it it. Right now it's June and not very hot and humid yet. It will be soon, though. In this dialog two women are talking at work about the weather and other things.
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LnR 128 (Casual Language) Hot and Humid
A: Hey, is it hot enough for you?
B: Yeah, no kidding! I can't believe how hot and humid it is today. I think it'll hit 100 this afternoon.
A: I'm sure it will. Most of the time I hate this boring office job, but in the heat of the summer I'm glad that I work in the air conditioning.
B: Yeah, it's not a great job, but it pays the bills and keeps us cool in the summer. Speaking of keeping cool, my kids and I are going to the local pool Saturday afternoon. Do you want to come?
A: Sorry, I can't. My youngest has a softball game in the morning then my oldest has a baseball game in the afternoon. Saturdays are always busy for us in the summertime.
B: I guess I'm lucky that my kids don't like organized sports. My boy likes to play video games and my girl, believe it or not, loves to read.
A: That's nice. Say, I'm free Saturday night. You can bring your kids over to my place and we can cook some hot dogs on the grill.
B: That sounds great, but I'm busy Saturday night. Once a month my husband and I have a date night. We go out to eat and see a movie, just like when we were dating years ago. A babysitter comes over to watch the kids and we order a pizza for their dinner.
A: Oh, wow, that sounds so good. I wish I could do that, but my husband is working two jobs now to make ends meet and he's so tired when he finally has some free time at home. But that's life. You gotta do what you gotta do (You've got to do what you've got to do.) That's why I'm still working at this terrible job.
B: I hear you, sister! We've all got bills to pay.
